Lloyd, Everett Emerson's two books offer a relatively definitive account of Twain's literary life: _The Authentic Mark Twain_ (1984) and _Mark Twain: A Literary Life_ (2000). In his last book, in fact, Emerson integrates much of the recent discoveries surrounding Twain's personal circumstances with his working habits as a writer. Hope this helps. --- Jason Horn Jason G. Horn Associate Professor of English Division of Humanities Gordon College Barnesville, Georgia 30204